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Category: Coleoptera (Beetles)

Psyllobora vigintimaculata (Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle)

September 25, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

This is a tiny (2-3mm) lady beetle (Coccinellidae) in the genus Psyllobora (Fungus-eating Lady Beetles). It is found region wide…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Plants, Psyllobora, Species Profiles Filed under: 20-spotted Lady Beetle, Psyllobora vigintimaculata

Calligrapha californica (Tickseed Leaf Beetle)

September 22, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Calligrapha californica are small (5-8mm) Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles) that, in their native habitat within our region, are primarily associated with…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Calligrapha, Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles), Insecta, Species Profiles Filed under: Calligrapha californica, Tickseed Leaf Beetle

Xestoleptura crassipes

September 6, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is a Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) of forests and mixed woodlands. Their size range is 8mm (males) to 15mm (females).…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Species Profiles, Xestoleptura Filed under: Xestoleptura crassipes

Etorofus obliteratus

Dan Nelson 6 Comments

This is a common Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) of coniferous forests in our region. They range in size from 9mm (male)…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Etorofus, Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles

Panscopus gemmatus

August 8, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This weevil is a member of the family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles), Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils). They are 6-11mm long,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Curculionidae (True Weevils), Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils), Insecta, Panscopus Filed under: Panscopus gemmatus

Necrophilus hydrophiloides (Flat Brown Scavenger Beetle)

Dan Nelson 6 Comments

These are in Agyrtidae, the Primitive Carrion Beetles. They call them Flat Brown Scavenger Beetles, but most of the ones…

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Posted in: Agyrtidae (Primitive Carrion Beetles), Animals, Arthropoda, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Necrophilus Filed under: Flat Brown Scavenger Beetle, Necrophilus hydrophiloides

Xanthogaleruca luteola (Elm Leaf Beetle)

August 6, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) whose larval host is elm trees. The adults also feed upon the leaves of…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Xanthogaleruca Filed under: Xanthogaleruca luteola

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